France vs Tanzania: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category
Antibiotic usage by surveillance category over time
- France
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 20.01 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 17.77 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in France, a difference of 2.24 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Tanzania ahead.
France ranks 5th and Tanzania ranks 2nd of 46 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.98 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 55.36 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 37.38 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 16.38 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 17.02 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | 0.6336 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher antibiotic usage by surveillance category, France or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 20.01 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 17.77 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in antibiotic usage by surveillance category between France and Tanzania?
- 2.24 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Tanzania?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do France and Tanzania rank globally for antibiotic usage by surveillance category?
- France ranks 5th and Tanzania ranks 2nd of 46 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Antibiotic usage by surveillance category. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total defined daily doses of AWaRe category: Access used per 1000 inhabitants per day. Access antibiotics have activity against a wide range of common pathogens and show lower resistance potential than antibiotics in the other groups.